Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover92
Editorial Board74
Outside Back Cover72
Editorial Board60
Editorial Board55
Outside Front Cover53
Is macropinocytosis more than just a passive gulp?48
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes47
Separation of powers: A key feature underlying the neuroprotective role of Retromer in age-related neurodegenerative disease?45
Leveraging phylogenetic diversity: Cellular dynamics in non-model organisms45
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis44
Development of a multiciliated cell43
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer40
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling38
Driving cancer: Motor and adaptor protein dysregulation in endocytic receptor signalling36
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology36
Outside Back Cover36
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?35
Traffic flow and signals: Regulating the movement within cells34
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering33
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?33
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations32
The cell biology of Extracellular Vesicles: A jigsaw puzzle with a myriad of pieces32
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments32
Editorial Board31
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis31
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size30
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues29
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic29
Outside Back Cover29
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7029
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology29
Editorial Board29
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair28
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells28
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system27
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors27
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease27
Emerging mechanisms of COPII adaptation for large cargo ER export27
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?27
Autophagy regulation by signaling27
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions27
Functions and regulated material states of cytoskeletal condensates26
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors26
Organizing principles underlying COPII-mediated transport26
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required24
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis24
Decoding the cell nucleus24
A molecular systems perspective on calcium oscillations beyond ion fluxes24
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells24
Mitotic signalling in progenitor cells: Integrating cell division with cell specification24
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells23
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport23
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy23
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis23
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles23
ROS and the cell cycle: Cycling in and out of the comfort zone of redox control23
License to drive: Receptor-mediated ER exit of proteins and lipids22
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels22
Mechanisms of cellular fitness and cell competition: Towards an integrated view22
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms22
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography22
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites22
Rethinking tubulin acetylation: From regulation to cellular adaptation22
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy22
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement21
Mitochondria and cell death signalling21
Navigating confinement: Mechanotransduction and metabolic adaptation21
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway21
Outside Back Cover20
Dynamic structure of the cytoplasm20
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together20
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes19
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective19
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets19
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis19
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments18
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket18
Outside Back Cover18
New directions in epithelial mechanoadaptation18
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei18
Emergence of neuron types18
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development18
Impact of organelle architecture on oocyte developmental potential17
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity17
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells17
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish17
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome17
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases17
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies17
Nanoscale mechano-adaption of integrin-based cell adhesions: New tools and techniques lead the way17
Editorial Board17
Modeling cytoskeletal and cell dynamics17
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes17
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion17
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems17
Outside Front Cover17
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands16
Nuclear biophysics: Spatial coordination of transcriptional dynamics?16
Outside Front Cover16
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning16
Editorial Board16
Myosin 2 – A general contractor for the cytoskeleton16
Editorial Board16
Outside Back Cover16
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor16
Outside Front Cover16
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues15
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions15
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold15
Inter-organ communication in Drosophila: Lipoproteins, adipokines, and immune-metabolic coordination15
From brain-sparing to prioritised tumour growth: Insights into tumour-host interactions15
Outside Back Cover15
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics15
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation14
Editorial Board14
Editorial Board14
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover14
A current view on molecular mechanisms and machineries driving unconventional pathways of protein secretion14
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization14
Outside Front Cover14
Structuring of the endolysosomal system by HOPS and CORVET tethering complexes14
Septins in animal tissue architecture: more than just peanuts14
Outside Back Cover14
Outside Front Cover13
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time13
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity13
Spandrels of the cell nucleus13
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes13
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis13
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases13
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons13
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism13
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5313
Recent advances in spying on cell signaling with fluorescent biosensors13
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics13
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health12
Cytoskeletal scaffolding of NaVs and KVs in neocortical pyramidal neurons: Implications for neuronal signaling and plasticity12
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments12
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction12
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly12
Cancer-associated fibroblasts: Recent advances and therapeutic implications12
Controlling cell architecture with protein design12
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome12
Outside Front Cover12
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport11
Advances in mitophagy initiation mechanisms11
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions11
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation11
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion11
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer11
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes11
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues11
RAS/ERK signaling and PLK1: Coordinating developmental regulation and disease mechanisms10
Outside Back Cover10
Dysfunctional cardiomyocyte signalling and heart disease10
Outside Front Cover10
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow10
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking10
From images to understanding: Advances in deep learning for cellular dynamics analysis10
Editorial Board10
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration10
Acidification on the plasma membrane10
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation10
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives10
The formation, dynamics, and disassembly of caveolae10
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases10
Convergent molecular pathways to inherited Parkinson's disease9
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability9
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases9
Editorial Board9
Cancer-associated fibroblasts as mediators of tissue microenvironment remodeling in cancer9
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes9
Editorial Board9
Outside Back Cover9
Advances in single-cell omics: Transformative applications in basic and clinical research9
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process9
Editorial Board9
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics9
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling8
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age8
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii8
The vital role of p97/valosin-containing protein-mediated degradation pathways in tumour immunity8
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues8
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly8
Chromosomal instability in development and disease: Beyond cancer evolution8
Macropinocytosis: Molecular mechanisms and regulation8
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration8
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?8
Editorial Board8
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases8
Outside Front Cover8
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights8
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense8
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization8
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics8
Editorial Board7
The functional organisation of the centromere and kinetochore during meiosis7
Condensate-membrane interactions shape membranes, tune cytoskeletal assembly, and localize mRNAs7
Ageing influences tumour–niche interactions: Implications for metastatic dormancy, reawakening and recurrence7
Outside Back Cover7
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments7
Outside Back Cover7
The third dimension of the actin cortex7
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching7
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells7
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics7
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding7
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function7
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis7
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle7
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission7
Outside Front Cover7
‘Corrigendum to “An amuse-bouche of stem cell regulation: Underlying principles and mechanisms from adult Drosophila intestinal stem cells” [Curr Opin Cell Biol, December 73 (2021), pages 58–68]’7
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances6
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration6
Regulation of actin dynamics by Twinfilin6
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Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions6
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells6
Editorial: Emerging concepts and tools in genome organization and chromatin function in eukaryotes6
New directions for the clathrin adaptor AP-1 in cell biology and human disease6
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships6
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity6
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments6
Cytoskeletal crosstalk: A focus on intermediate filaments6
New insights into signaling networks coordinating epidermal stem cell regulation in skin regeneration and aging6
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution6
Nonlinear dynamics in phosphoinositide metabolism6
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